Not to be confused with National Drink Beer Day (Sept. 28), International Beer Day (Aug. 1) or King Gambrinus Day (more on that below), today commemorates the beginning of the end of alcohol prohibition on April 7, 1933, when a law went into effect allowing the sale and consumption of beer with a lower alcohol content.

With the passage of the 21st Amendment months later, Prohibition was completely repealed on Dec. 5, 1933, now celebrated as the also-drinking-friendly Repeal Day.

“We celebrate it 365 days a year,” said Tim Costello, manager of 8 Degrees Plato in Ferndale. As such, they’re offering tastings of Clown Shoes, a Massachusetts brewery, today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The craft beer store’s latest arrivals include cans and bottles from Tapistry Brewing of Bridgman: Reactor, a dry-hopped American IPA; and Mr. Orange, a Belgian wit brewed with blood orange, rose hips and chamomile.

The latter, a refreshing, warm-weather-friendly brew, is to be available by the end of the week among the 24 taps at Park Bar in downtown Detroit. This bar is also serving the nitrogen-infused Founders Brewing Company’s Nitro Pale Ale, a dry-hopped brew that goes down smooth with a tight, frothy head and a creaminess complementing its citrus flavors and medium bitterness. It’s a fun diversion from normal pale ales that get all their foam from carbon dioxide.

If you’re still thirsty on Wednesday, Granite City Food and Brewery is marking the opening of its second metro Detroit location at 39603 Traditions Drive in Northville, with free memberships in its Brew Rewards program that offers discounts on purchases. The gastropub that originated in St. Cloud, Minn., has one location in Troy and plans to open a third in the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.

If another weekday of drinking after Detroit Tigers Opening Day is too soon to crack into a brew, just wait for Saturday: King Gambrinus Day. This date, perhaps the last drinking-friendly holiday before Cinco de Mayo, marks the birthday of a fabled European character who sold his soul to bring “hoppy goodness” to the world, according to the American Homebrewers Assocation.